8 of 10 Second Amendment Preservation Ordinances Pass

What is a Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance (SAPO)?

A SAPO serves to protect a county’s residents right to keep and bear arms, and expressly forbids a counties government resources from being used to infringe on those rights. Additionally, they state that county residents have the right to own semi-automatic firearms, high capacity systems, and do not have to register firearms.

When a SAPO is passed, the sheriff gets to determine whether any federal, state or local law infringes on the Second Amendment. Any law that interferes with Second Amendment rights are considered void, and local law enforcement cannot enforce these laws or spend county money enforcing them. Violators of the SAPO can be fined.

Oregon Gun Owners has been protecting firearms rights in Oregon for over 43 years. Our philosophy is clear and simple: to preserve our right as a free people to own and use firearms for legitimate purposes including self-defense, collecting, target shooting and hunting.